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Meril bags ICMR nod for indigenous Covid-19 self-test kit CoviFind
ICMR) for its Covid-19 self-use rapid antigen test kit.To be marketed as 'CoviFind', the test kit will expand access to COVID-19 testing, as well as help the nation meet the demand for increased and frequent screening to curb the spread of the pandemic, Meril stated.The test can deliver accurate results swiftly in 15 minutes, the company further claimed."By making reliable rapid antigen testing available to all through a convenient format, Meril's CoviFind test will facilitate early detection, isolation, treatment and contact tracing," Meril Senior Vice-President (Corporate Strategy) Sanjeev Bhatt said.CoviFind is an in-vitro diagnostics immunochromatographic rapid assay kit for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 specific antigen in